You say "simpler time" now? To me the computer technology (sp?) is not simple. I am always having to learn something new; at my almost 68 years that is not a simple thing to do. Today may be more comfortable, temperature-wise; but I find the speed of things more stressful. Driving is more stressful because there is much more traffic. Kay C. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Knox" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 6:54 PM Subject: [WILLIAMS] It was a "simpler" time? I think not. > This discussion may be getting near to the point where we should stop. > But I just wanted to add my own comment here which I don't think is of a > political nature. > > Someone made a comment that seemed to infer he/she thought the "old days" > of our ancestors was the "simpler time". I have heard that before. > > But I happen not to think that is true at all. Our day-to-day lives today > are tremendously simpler than the much more complex day-to-day lives our > ancestors lived. I myself am 71 years old and remember times back in the > 30s & 40s. This is most definitely the simpler time, even compared to > that time! > > Modern technology and the benefits now available make things tremendously > simpler for the vast majority of us Americans today, certainly NOT more > complex. > > Think about it. > > Phil > > Phil Knox <[email protected]> > My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~pknox/ > My genealogical database on WorldConnect: > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=pknox > NOTE: E-mail and attachments are automatically scanned by McAfee Antivirus > software. > > > > ==== WILLIAMS Mailing List ==== > List web page: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/w/williams.html > Genealogy Links - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >